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Use of icariside II in manufacture of products for preventing or treating male or female sexual dysfunction

a technology of icariside and product, which is applied in the direction of biocide, plant/algae/fungi/lichens, plant compositions, etc., can solve the problems of pde5i showing no therapeutic effect on the pathological changes of the erectile tissue of the penis, the inability to treat the pathological changes of the penis, and the inability to induce the erectile tissue to develop, so as to improve the erectile tissue of the patien

Active Publication Date: 2013-09-10
SUZHOU GUANGAO HEALTHCARE CO LTD
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[0010]The present inventors have unexpectedly found that icariside II significantly improvements patients with erectile dysfunction after orally taken 200 mg / day icariside II before sleep for four weeks. The pharmacological study shows that it not only has a slight inhibitory effect on PDE5, but also promotes nerve regeneration, and increases the smooth muscle content of corpus cavernosum and enhances the activity of NOS in endothelial cells as well as expression of nitric oxide synthase. These effects are related to EGFR signaling pathway. Therefore, icariside II has ameliorative or therapeutic effect on pathological changes in penis with erectile dysfunction.
[0018]The present invention relates to a use of icariside II or extract comprising icariside II for the prevention or treatment of erectile dysfunction. Studies have shown that pathologic / organic erectile dysfunction account for 50% of patients with erectile dysfunction, which is caused by injury to the penis cavernous nerves, smooth muscle and endothelial cell, and it's pathological mechanism was related to significantly lower levels of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity and expression. Therefore, drugs that restore the function of nerve, smooth muscle and endothelial cell and restore NOS function and gene expression would have a role of preventing and treating of erectile dysfunction. The present inventors have unexpectedly found that icariside II and extract comprising icariside II promotes nerve regeneration, and increases the activity of smooth muscle of corpus cavernosum and enhances the activity of NOS in endothelial cells as well as expression of nitric oxide synthase. These effects are related to EGFR signaling pathway. Therefore, icariside II has ameliorative, preventive or therapeutic effect on pathophysiological changes in penis with erectile dysfunction.

Problems solved by technology

In addition, these diseases caused penile corpus cavernosum nerve injury, and dysfunction of smooth muscle and endothelial cells of penile corpus cavernosum.
In addition, PDE5i showed no therapeutic effect on the pathological changes to the erectile tissue of penis.
Meanwhile, it caused varying degrees of side effects such as flushing, headache, visual disturbances, low blood pressure and back pain, etc.
More importantly, it has potentially risk in patients with cardiovascular disease and is strictly inhibited from co-administration with nitrite.
However, this therapy had no effect on more than 20% of patients with severe organic erectile dysfunction, and also showed no therapeutic effect on the pathophysiological changes to the penis of erectile dysfunction.
Meanwhile, it caused side effects such as lower the blood pressure, headache and dizziness, local pain, persistent penile erection, penile fibrosis.
However, there is no such a prevention and treatment drug by now.
A single oral administration of icariside II before sexual activity is not sufficient to treat erectile dysfunction as sildenafil.

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Preparation of Icariside II Extracts and Icariside II

Extraction Method (1)

Extracts Comprising Icariside II

[0035]Five hundred gram dried aerial part of Epimedium were ground and extracted with 10 L of 70% EtOH at 80 C.° for one hour, three times, three back, under reflux. Then the extract was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated. The ethanol extract was then suspended in 4 times water and allowed to sit for ahs to remove the chlorophyll and other waxes. Then after extraction with n-butanol for times, the extracts were combined and concentrated. Then the extracts were subjected to 40-60 mesh polyamide column and eluted with 30% ethanol. The elutes were concentrated and resolved in 70% ethanol (1:20) and kept still for 8 hours. After filtration, icariin was obtained. Then icariin was recrystallized with anhydrous ethanol (1:15) and extract comprising icariside II was obtained. HPLC analysis conformed that the content of icariside II is 50.2%.

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The Effect of Icariside II on Penile Nerve Regeneration in Old Rats

Materials and Methods

[0039]The 24-month-old Sprague-Dawley male rats were used. All experimental animals used in this study were under a protocol approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Rats were anesthetized by intraperitoneal injection of pentobarbital sodium (200 mg / kg). After midline incision on abdomen, major pelvic ganglion was carefully dissected from prostate. MPG culture and treatment: the Bilaterally MPG was rapidly removed and after washing with PBS, DCR were stripped from MPG and cut into 3 pieces with the same size.

[0040]Reduced Growth Factor Matrigel (RGFM) was diluted three times with serum free RPMI-1640 medium and placed in the 35 mm Petri dish on ice. The diluted RGFM were poured onto the cold sterilized glass cover slip and incubated at 37° C. for 1 hour in 35 mm Petri dishes to make the RGFM steady. Then each MPG was embedded in 40 μl of pre-cooled RGFM and maintained at 37° C...

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Effect of Icariside II on NOS Enzyme Activity in Vascular Endothelial Cells (PAE)

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[0045]Porcine vascular endothelial cells (PAE) were provided by the Institute of Urology, Peking University. The determination of the effect of icariside II on NOS activity in the endothelial cell is conducted using NOS kit (Cayman Chemical company, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA). Vascular endothelial cells (PAE) were treated with different concentrations of icariside II (0, 10−9, 10−8, 10−7, 10−6, 10−5 and 10−4 M) (sildenafil as the control group). 180 μl lysate was added into each culture well. 20 μl supernatant was used for protein concentration assay with BCA protein kit. And, 100 μl supernatant was analyzed for NOS activity with NOS kit (Cayman Chemical company, Ann Arbor, Mich., USA). NOS activity (units / mg)=[(valueNos-measure−valueNOS-blank)÷(38.3×106)]×[(2.15+supernatant volume)÷(15×supernatant volume)]÷[protein concentration of each Petri dish].

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[0046]The activity of NOS enzyme ...

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Abstract

The present invention provides the use of icariside II or extract comprising thereof in manufacture of products for preventing or treating male or female sexual dysfunction, in particular, the use for improving pathological or organical changes in erectile tissues of patients with erectile dysfunction.

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FIELD OF THE PRESENT INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to use of icariside II or extract comprising icariside II in manufacture of products for the preventing or treating sexual dysfunction in male and female, especially for improving organical pathological changes on erectile tissues of patients with erectile dysfunction.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0002]Icariside II is a known compound; its structure is as follows:[0003][0004]It is reported that icariside II has a skin whitening effect (WO2008 / 035918).[0005]The male sexual function is consisted by a series of events, including the penile erection with blood hemodynamic changes taking place in the erectile tissue of corpus cavernosum under the regulation of nervous system during sexual stimulation. Firstly, with sexual stimulation or sexual desire, the function of corpus cavernosum was controlled by the efferent nerve from the pelvic nerve, under the central regulation of erectile regulation center in brain and spinal cord. T...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61K31/70
CPCA61K31/7032A61K31/7048A61K36/296A61P15/00A61P15/10
Inventor XIN, ZHONGCHENGXIN, HUATIAN, ZHENJI
Owner SUZHOU GUANGAO HEALTHCARE CO LTD
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